What car did I see??
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essayer

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10,314 posts

215 months

Monday 12th May 2025
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EV

Rear end a bit like a mix of an iPace and a MG5 (larger than the MG though)

Continuous red strip rear light

I pride myself on recognising cars but this one has eluded me! Any ideas?

samoht

6,879 posts

167 months

Monday 12th May 2025
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The facelifted Tesla Model Y?



Or perhaps a BYD Atto 3?


Edited by samoht on Monday 12th May 22:22

richhead

2,875 posts

32 months

Monday 12th May 2025
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essayer said:
EV

Rear end a bit like a mix of an iPace and a MG5 (larger than the MG though)

Continuous red strip rear light

I pride myself on recognising cars but this one has eluded me! Any ideas?
who knows without a pic

essayer

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10,314 posts

215 months

Monday 12th May 2025
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richhead said:
who knows without a pic
that’s the challenge


not the Tesla, I recognise those

Rectangular light bar, more like the Y’s, not angled like the BYD

Silvanus

6,904 posts

44 months

Monday 12th May 2025
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Was it a Jaecoo

essayer

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10,314 posts

215 months

Monday 12th May 2025
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Not the J7, green flash on plate
Very much the iPace fastback shape but def not an iPace

samoht

6,879 posts

167 months

Monday 12th May 2025
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Skywell BE11 ?


Robertb

3,206 posts

259 months

Monday 12th May 2025
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Nio?

Not sure which model though without more to go on.

leggerito

94 posts

10 months

Monday 12th May 2025
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Omoda E5?

ajprice

31,802 posts

217 months

Monday 12th May 2025
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Did it have a rear window?

Polestar 4


daqinggregg

5,335 posts

150 months

Tuesday 13th May 2025
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essayer

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10,314 posts

215 months

Tuesday 13th May 2025
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ajprice said:
Did it have a rear window?

Polestar 4

This was it!
Black, didn’t notice the van-inspired rear



Mystery solved, thanks all

Bill

56,862 posts

276 months

Tuesday 13th May 2025
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Talk about cars you never knew existed! biggrin (Apart from the Polestar, which is quite good looking IMO.)

HTP99

24,591 posts

161 months

Tuesday 13th May 2025
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I wonder what the thinking is behind the no rear window decision on the new Polestar, it's not as if there isn't space for one!

Edited by HTP99 on Tuesday 13th May 08:45

J4CKO

45,485 posts

221 months

Tuesday 13th May 2025
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Could use any of these as a getaway car, they all look the same, if even car enthusiasts cant tell the difference, what hope do the normals have ?

Fitz666

690 posts

163 months

Tuesday 13th May 2025
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Gone are the days when you could identify new cars from a quick glance, you could happily swap badges on most new cars now.

ajprice

31,802 posts

217 months

Tuesday 13th May 2025
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J4CKO said:
Could use any of these as a getaway car, they all look the same, if even car enthusiasts cant tell the difference, what hope do the normals have ?
I was thinking something similar, especially from the back. The 5 door tall aero hatchback/beetlebum shapes, horizontal lights/light bar, big wheels.

John87

1,015 posts

179 months

Tuesday 13th May 2025
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For about 3 years the answer to these questions was always "Polestar 2" so good to see the baton has been passed to the 4.

Very nice cars but look huge on the road

GT03ROB

13,960 posts

242 months

Tuesday 13th May 2025
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daqinggregg said:
Lovely looking in that orange, but didn't think they were available in the UK yet?

super7

2,178 posts

229 months

Tuesday 13th May 2025
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samoht said:
The facelifted Tesla Model Y?




Edited by samoht on Monday 12th May 22:22
That Model Y is ugly as fk!!!